He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
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… prepared. We talked about preparedness. Here's another verse of great imminency and urgency. Titus chapter 2, verse 13 and 14. Looking for, that is scanning the horizon for the blessed hope in the glorious, what is it? Appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for himself. Notice church, who does the purification? He does it. That's why you should become a Christian tonight if you're not. You say, well, I'm a member of the Lutheran church or Calvary Chapel church or the Baptist, that's your answer? You should become a Christian tonight, a Christ follower tonight, and your defense is you're a member of something? That's not the right answer. Church affiliation or membership does not matter to God one iota. The question is, do you know him personally? Because, listen, what he does is he goes to work, and when he works at work, he begins to purify you and I. …
… The scattering of Israel, the diaspora that we talk about, for two-thirds was going to be judgment in the end days. For one-third, it was going to be purification. Titus 2.14 says, He gave Himself to redeem us from every lawless deed and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous of good works. The summation of that future purging is going to produce the remnant, the one-third, the holy seed of Isaiah 6. Sobering words. Sobering words. What do they refer to? Well, I think the best way to understand that testing and trying is the tribulation. Widespread slaughter before the kingdom. The great tribulation, as it's called in Matthew 24, the battle of Armageddon, apparently two-thirds will die as God removes the rejecters and the ones that are left, that's the holy seed. Believers will be purified like silver. They call on my name and I answer them. They are my people. The Lord is my God. So you have the tribulation, which is a massive time of suffering, as you know, for Israel. …
… ungodly extremism that denies grace. Last week we talked about perfectionism. Today, extremism. It is indeed a grace killer. Now look, if you will, in Titus chapter 2 and verse 14, if you will, the Bible says there that Jesus gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works, ZEALOUS OF GOOD WORKS. BUT NOW I WANT YOU TO LOOK IN CHAPTER THREE, VERSES EIGHT AND NINE, THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING, AND THESE THINGS I WILL THAT THOU AFFIRM CONSTANTLY, THAT THEY WHICH HAVE BELIEVED IN GOD MIGHT BE CAREFUL TO MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS. THESE THINGS ARE GOOD AND PROFITABLE UNTO MEN, BUT AVOID FOOLISH QUESTIONS AND GENEALOGIES and contentions and strivings about the law, for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject. And then finally verse 15, All them that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. …
… and our Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. The title of the message, Don't Be a Disgrace to Grace. Don't be a disgrace to grace. Now what is grace? Grace is God's love to us. GRACE IS GOD'S LOVE THAT CAUSES GOD TO GIVE TO US. Gracias IS GOD'S LOVE THAT CAUSES GOD TO GIVE TO US WHERE THERE IS NO MERIT. GRACE IS GOD'S LOVE THAT CAUSES GOD TO GIVE TO US WHEN THERE IS MUCH DEMERIT. GRACE IS GOD'S LOVE THAT CAUSES GOD TO GIVE TO US WHERE THERE IS NO MERIT AND MUCH DEMERIT WHEN WE DON'T EVEN WANT IT. HE MUST FIND US AND PERSUADE US THAT WE NEEDED. AND GRACE IS GOD'S LOVE THAT GIVES AT GREAT, GREAT COST TO GOD HIMSELF. AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME. ANYBODY, ANYPLACE, ANYTIME, NO MATTER HOW WICKED, HOW VILE, CAN COME TO HIM IN REPENTANCE AND FAITH AND WILL BE SAVED GLORIOUSLY, INSTANTANEOUSLY, RADICALLY, DRAMATICALLY, ETERNALLY SAVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NOT ONE THING TO EARN, BUT THERE IS MUCH TO LEARN. NOW LISTEN, THE GRACE OF GOD, VERSE 11, THAT BRINGTH SALVATION HATH APPEARED UNTO ALL MEN, TEACHING US, DO YOU SEE IT? NOTHING TO EARN, BUT MUCH TO LEARN, TEACHING US, THAT DENYING UNGODLINESS AND WORLLY LUST, WE SHOULD LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY, SOBERLY, AND GODLY …